Showing posts with label LEED. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LEED. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Amway Green
Orlando’s Amway Center has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council for its sustainable design and construction methods. The announcement was commemorated with a monument dedication and garden planting in the Amway Center plaza.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Portland LEED
From the April 15, 2010 IAAM newsletter.
In conjunction with NBA Green Week, a league-wide sustainability awareness initiative from April 1-9, the Portland Trail Blazers commemorated the Rose Garden’s LEED Gold certification with a LEED plaque unveiling ceremony on April 9 at the Rose Garden’s North entrance.
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver joined Trail Blazers President Larry Miller, Senior Scientist Allen Hershkowitz of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and a representative of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to officially recognize the Trail Blazers becoming the first major pro sports team to earn a coveted LEED Gold rating from the USGBC.
“We are proud of this achievement, not only for the progress it represents for our organization, but because it reinforces Portland’s leadership as America’s greenest city,” Miller said. “We see this as an ongoing commitment to sustainability throughout our operations, not just a one-time event. By doing that, we hope to encourage visitors to the Rose Quarter to think and act more responsibly to reduce their own impact on the environment.”
Throughout Green Week, adidas outfitted all 30 NBA teams with 50 percent organic polyester shooting shirts featuring the NBA Green logo. Players also wore NBA Green headbands, wristbands and socks made from 45 percent organic cotton to further promote greater environmental awareness.
“Green Week showcases the NBA’s ability to inspire positive action and is another example of why the league has an outstanding reputation as one of the world’s most responsible sports organizations,” Hershkowitz said. “A healthy environment benefits everyone, and the NBA's continued incorporation of that understanding into its operations proves it takes its commitment to environmental protection seriously.”
In conjunction with NBA Green Week, a league-wide sustainability awareness initiative from April 1-9, the Portland Trail Blazers commemorated the Rose Garden’s LEED Gold certification with a LEED plaque unveiling ceremony on April 9 at the Rose Garden’s North entrance.
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver joined Trail Blazers President Larry Miller, Senior Scientist Allen Hershkowitz of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and a representative of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to officially recognize the Trail Blazers becoming the first major pro sports team to earn a coveted LEED Gold rating from the USGBC.
“We are proud of this achievement, not only for the progress it represents for our organization, but because it reinforces Portland’s leadership as America’s greenest city,” Miller said. “We see this as an ongoing commitment to sustainability throughout our operations, not just a one-time event. By doing that, we hope to encourage visitors to the Rose Quarter to think and act more responsibly to reduce their own impact on the environment.”
Throughout Green Week, adidas outfitted all 30 NBA teams with 50 percent organic polyester shooting shirts featuring the NBA Green logo. Players also wore NBA Green headbands, wristbands and socks made from 45 percent organic cotton to further promote greater environmental awareness.
“Green Week showcases the NBA’s ability to inspire positive action and is another example of why the league has an outstanding reputation as one of the world’s most responsible sports organizations,” Hershkowitz said. “A healthy environment benefits everyone, and the NBA's continued incorporation of that understanding into its operations proves it takes its commitment to environmental protection seriously.”
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Various Green iniatives
The Latest Pan Stadia magazine had a good green facility article new LEED facilities including Target Field which uses solar reflective material on the roof canopy, was built adjacent to public transportation options, and uses low flow water fictures designed to save 4.2 million gallons a year.
The first real LEED sport facility in the US was the Penn State Medlar Field, a $30 million facility that included water efficient landscaping, uses wind powered turbine, and used almost 76% construction waste recycling rate. Another one was the $34 million Detroit Lions trainign center and office which used bamboo flooring and the team took efforts to preserve surrounding wetlands.
The new Target Center has installed a new 2.5 acre green roof which uses pre-grown mats with various native plants. Teh roof used over 11 miles of sustainable, water-efficient irrigation lines and a leak detector that can pinpoint any potential leaks. The builder used 95% of the old roof as building amterial. The system can grab almost an inch of rainfall without any runoff, which can help reduce one million gallons of rain drainign into the Mississippi each year.Green roofs are also being built with several Olympic facilities in England.
Talking about roofs, Melbourne's Rectangular Stadium has a unique bio-frame roof that uses 50% less steel than a regular cantilever roof. You can watch the construction at: http://www.mopt.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-178/.
Lastly, Croke Park in Dublin revealed that the 82,000 capacity stadium generated more than 4,500 tons of C02 annually. Fans have been able to offer carbon offset pledges to benefit the afcility. If a fan uses public transportation or uses less electricty cooking the Gaelic Athletic Association is able to aggregate these energy reduction pledges into CO2 ofsets. Whiel the program was meant to run for six years, the facility became carbon neutral after just one year form the fan offsets.
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The first real LEED sport facility in the US was the Penn State Medlar Field, a $30 million facility that included water efficient landscaping, uses wind powered turbine, and used almost 76% construction waste recycling rate. Another one was the $34 million Detroit Lions trainign center and office which used bamboo flooring and the team took efforts to preserve surrounding wetlands.
The new Target Center has installed a new 2.5 acre green roof which uses pre-grown mats with various native plants. Teh roof used over 11 miles of sustainable, water-efficient irrigation lines and a leak detector that can pinpoint any potential leaks. The builder used 95% of the old roof as building amterial. The system can grab almost an inch of rainfall without any runoff, which can help reduce one million gallons of rain drainign into the Mississippi each year.Green roofs are also being built with several Olympic facilities in England.
Talking about roofs, Melbourne's Rectangular Stadium has a unique bio-frame roof that uses 50% less steel than a regular cantilever roof. You can watch the construction at: http://www.mopt.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-178/.
Lastly, Croke Park in Dublin revealed that the 82,000 capacity stadium generated more than 4,500 tons of C02 annually. Fans have been able to offer carbon offset pledges to benefit the afcility. If a fan uses public transportation or uses less electricty cooking the Gaelic Athletic Association is able to aggregate these energy reduction pledges into CO2 ofsets. Whiel the program was meant to run for six years, the facility became carbon neutral after just one year form the fan offsets.
Gil-
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Stadium Managers Association
I am currently at the Stadium Managers' Association Conference in Orlando. I was very impressed with several sessions that focused on sustainability. A number of teams are doing their part whether trying to harvest water to recycling grass clippings. A number of stadiums have already developed a partnership with Energy Wise and a number are examining LEED options.
One point that was driven home was that getting and maintaining LEED certification are two different issues and that a number of sport facilities might have received LEED certification, but will they be able to maintain that certification? Are they able to purchase supplies locally and from renewable sources, etc....? Thus, we still face a number of challenges, but efforts are being undertaken.
Gil-
One point that was driven home was that getting and maintaining LEED certification are two different issues and that a number of sport facilities might have received LEED certification, but will they be able to maintain that certification? Are they able to purchase supplies locally and from renewable sources, etc....? Thus, we still face a number of challenges, but efforts are being undertaken.
Gil-
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
It smells like a Rose!
The Rose Garden, home to NBA team the Portland Trail Blazers, has achieved LEED Gold status. The certification, awarded by the US Green Building Council under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental programme, rewards best practices for a building’s energy, water and natural resource performance.
“The announcement by the Portland Trail Blazers that the Rose Garden has achieved LEED Gold certification is an authentic milestone in the greening of professional sports,” said Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist and director of the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Sports Greening Initiative. “Never before has any major league sports arena or stadium achieved LEED Gold status, and it represents an accomplishment with likely consequences well beyond professional basketball.”
The Rose Garden’s sustainability initiatives include ensuring that more than 60% of its waste is diverted from local landfills, including strategies such as post-event sorting. Extensive recycling stations for visitors and a food-waste composting programme with vendors help divert more than 800 tons annually.
The arena, which benefits from a central urban position, also offers good transportation choices for visitors, with more than 30% of attendees choosing public or alternative transportation. The team subsidises transit passes for staff, and uses bikes and electric vehicles for on-site operations.
From Stadia Magazine. http://www.stadia-magazine.com/news.php?NewsID=19232
“The announcement by the Portland Trail Blazers that the Rose Garden has achieved LEED Gold certification is an authentic milestone in the greening of professional sports,” said Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist and director of the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Sports Greening Initiative. “Never before has any major league sports arena or stadium achieved LEED Gold status, and it represents an accomplishment with likely consequences well beyond professional basketball.”
The Rose Garden’s sustainability initiatives include ensuring that more than 60% of its waste is diverted from local landfills, including strategies such as post-event sorting. Extensive recycling stations for visitors and a food-waste composting programme with vendors help divert more than 800 tons annually.
The arena, which benefits from a central urban position, also offers good transportation choices for visitors, with more than 30% of attendees choosing public or alternative transportation. The team subsidises transit passes for staff, and uses bikes and electric vehicles for on-site operations.
From Stadia Magazine. http://www.stadia-magazine.com/news.php?NewsID=19232
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Olympic Green
The 2010 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be the most green Olympics to date. All buildings have a minimum LEED Gold certification. The buildings are designed to utilize 50% less water and an equal reduction in energy usage.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
China going green
According to an article in Popular Science (January 2010) China's Natural Resources Defense Council helped develop China's first energy rating and labeling standards, similar to the US LEED system and two new buildings are vying for LEED green and energy efficient credentials. China has over 21 billion square feet of buildings that consume 25 percent of the country's total energy. Thus, any effort to green their buildings is a great start. However, to really make the system work there needs to be an effective means to judge adherence to any standards the government proposes.
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